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Although of course while Corbyn was talking openly to the IRA successive governments were doing the same but secretively behind closed doors.
It is a bit of a sign of (unnecessary?) panic when they dredge up these old stories to remind people of things already well-known. It is also a classic bit of negative reporting in an attempt to distract from current issues and the concerns being voiced left and right about May's social care policies. But then it is the Telegraph, and they are speaking to the converted anyway.
Perhaps they will follow this up with an in-depth report on Corbyn being arrested for protesting against apartheid and the attempts of the Thatcher government to prop up such regimes. Are the current Conservatives unelectable because of their pro-apartheid, pro-Pinochet stance 30 years ago? No. So let's have a bit of perspective from the print media.
It is a bit of a sign of (unnecessary?) panic when they dredge up these old stories to remind people of things already well-known. It is also a classic bit of negative reporting in an attempt to distract from current issues and the concerns being voiced left and right about May's social care policies. But then it is the Telegraph, and they are speaking to the converted anyway.
Perhaps they will follow this up with an in-depth report on Corbyn being arrested for protesting against apartheid and the attempts of the Thatcher government to prop up such regimes. Are the current Conservatives unelectable because of their pro-apartheid, pro-Pinochet stance 30 years ago? No. So let's have a bit of perspective from the print media.